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Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by kokoye(m): 2:38pm On Oct 23, 2008
Petrol (gas) station attendant to driver:

Madam, e ko idi yin s'ibi k'ati nozzle bo

translation: Madam, back that thing up so that I can insert the nozzle grin no mention of the car
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 2:44pm On Oct 23, 2008
Someone goes to see a friend,

Asks the gateman

Please im looking for Ade.

Gateman: Ade, Ko si araind, but you can sheck him in the upstairs.
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by skfa1: 2:45pm On Oct 23, 2008
kokoye:

Petrol (gas) station attendant to driver:

Madam, e ko idi yin s'ibi k'ati nozzle bo

translation: Madam, back that thing up so that I can insert the nozzle grin no mention of the car

grin grin grin
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by jaybee3(m): 2:48pm On Oct 23, 2008
trafficate

indicate peeps
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by kokoye(m): 2:54pm On Oct 23, 2008
Honda accord 98 model - pure water

Honda 96 - schirach

honda 04 - end of story

Benz E class - opolo

Benze 500 sel - obokun

Air conditioned car - Oloye
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 3:01pm On Oct 23, 2008
Its End of Discussion.
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by skfa1: 3:04pm On Oct 23, 2008
kokoye:

Honda accord 98 model - pure water

Honda 96 - schirach

honda 04 - end of story

Benz E class - opolo

Benze 500 sel - obokun

Air conditioned car - Oloye

I`m rolling on the floor, you gat it bro especially when I was in Naija they used to say Oju opolo (Benz E class), peugot goverment car (oloye) e.t.c

grin grin grin grin
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by skfa1: 3:06pm On Oct 23, 2008
Gamine dont end the discussion, enter your shoes and follow me grin
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by kokoye(m): 3:06pm On Oct 23, 2008
"that guy is razz"
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by kokoye(m): 3:07pm On Oct 23, 2008
'dont put your hand in the finger'

Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 4:32pm On Oct 23, 2008
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by kokoye(m): 4:46pm On Oct 23, 2008
it was a popular phrase in the University of Ibadan back in the early 90s.

Did not make any sense but boyz used to say it all the time.
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by firestar(f): 10:53pm On Oct 23, 2008
Foo-el = Fuel


Your Fada Rise = meant to curse


Your brain dey trek.


E neva reach you abi?


Shade= Hurricane lantern



Dongoyaro=tall, slim person


milk= mik/milik


outdated phone= pure water/popular demand


dvd/vcd/cd= CeeDee
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 11:51pm On Oct 23, 2008
Gamine and Baby Jinx, you guys won't kill me here o! see me shedding tears because of you, Lizzen, Lixten, sixter blezzin, rotflmao!!!, kai, but Lixten is the worst of all of them!!


ooh, how about melicin for medicine? or merrisin in fact, lipsrsealed

then i've heard someone say hox for horse
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 12:00am On Oct 24, 2008
M.i, lol, iv heard hox too. I wunda where dey got this x thingy from.
Plex can you dress, i we likes to seat down on the extreme end so dat i kin take my melesin smiley)
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 12:32am On Oct 24, 2008
lololol! that whole "dress" thing used to confuse me o!, and "wee" too, e.g "wee you come to my ous ness tomorrow?" LOL!!

all these hembrazzing things people say  lipsrsealed
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by plusQueen: 2:02am On Oct 24, 2008
and you have the effrontery to talk to me like that? grin

even though Nigerians call it
effontry
Hate that word and the frequency it's used in Naija
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by ayobase(m): 7:40pm On Oct 24, 2008
plus_Queen:

and you have the effrontery to talk to me like that? grin

even though Nigerians call it
effontry
Hate that word and the frequency it's used in Naija


what about this
"Who gave u the ODACITY to talk to me like that?"

SE u will go?
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by ayobase(m): 7:42pm On Oct 24, 2008
please,DRESS I want to sit down!!!!
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 11:20pm On Oct 24, 2008
how about the butchery of English names?when names with one syllable magically become two syllable words?

may-REE
day-VID
jay-NET

and "fek" when they want to say "fork"

and nARves instead of nERves, e.g "that boy gets on my NARVES"
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 12:22am On Oct 25, 2008
M.I, Lol! Dafidi, anTOnia, vahRO, Johnxson, Blexzin, e lizard beth, slyvester.
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 12:30am On Oct 25, 2008
e lizard beth? Gamine, you won't kill me ooooo! lmao!, anTOnia, doRATTY, day-BO-RAH
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 12:46am On Oct 25, 2008
doRATTY!! Rotfl.
JaySEEKER, webafox, toMUST, MAtins,
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 1:05am On Oct 25, 2008
jaySEEKER?rotflmao! toMUST too, chai, myKEH, mazzimilan, abiGEL, vay-roh-knee-kah,

and following the "you have the ODASITY to talk to me" theme,

you have the GODS to talk to me like that? (no be guts o, na GODS)
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 1:22am On Oct 25, 2008
grin, what is Strong wit u! angry
Chas!, pleax dont mehke me Ves
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 1:22am On Oct 25, 2008
grin, what is Strong wit u! angry
Chas!, pleax dont mehke me Ves
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by plusQueen: 1:36am On Oct 25, 2008
my back is "hotting" me

meant to say My back hurts
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 1:49am On Oct 25, 2008
@Plus queen, my stomach is turning me too sad

@ Gamine, rotflmao! what is strong with you, LOL!!, so you're asking me ehn, i hav vess, i won't buy you that poh-low(polo, the naija synonym for t-shirt) i was looking at in the maket week before last,

ooh,and still on names, Christy-anna
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 1:59am On Oct 25, 2008
Hehehe grin
A bey ne za. Too much gra gra! were did gra gra originate frm sef
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 2:18am On Oct 25, 2008
mo-ZIS, dunno where gra gra came from o! but one of my friends refers to infatuation as innitial gra gra grin
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by Gamine(f): 2:26am On Oct 25, 2008
Mo zix. Lol. my NAME is my Keh
I we be JANDING nes weak.
Re: Annoying Nigerian Sayings by mi3(f): 2:30am On Oct 25, 2008
rotflmao! you hit a sore spot with that one!!! janding ke?

me i we be exin Naija very soon

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